My career as an artist has taken many exciting twists and turns, always at a parallel to my experiences. The lines between my life and art have become so blurry over time, that it is nearly impossible to separate the two. I look at everything I take part in as another course in my education. I’ve always had the good fortune to meet a wide variety of talented and creative people. These people have inspired and taught me. My schooling is constant and ongoing. Working in construction and remodel has been a great training in many skills that have become essential for art. I am Interested in doing everything. Always learning, growing and expanding. >1987-present: Pen and ink drawing >1996-98: Acrylic painting >1997-98: Southern Arizona Carpenters Apprenticeship >1997-98: Drawing and Design classes at PCC >1998-present: Oil Painting >2000-02: Welding Study with Jesse Bowen >2000-05: Art, Philosophy, Design Study with Neil Weismiller >2002-03: Sculpture Study at Cycle Recycle >2002-05: Member in “Tucson Warehouse Arts District” >2003-05: Graffiti Art Study with Jasper Vasconcellos >2005-06: Tattoo Study with Johnny Bidwell in Portland, OR >2007-present: Sculptural steel furniture design and fabrication at “Devine Tile Arts”
Im always looking to pick up a new skill that I can use to express myself but I seem to oil paint more than anything else. Im just amazed by how different each painting or furniture piece turns out; how unpredictable and unique it is. Im also deeply interested in the differences between photography and painting. A photo can document a scene or convey some ideas but there seems to be something else that a painting communicates, something totally different. The painting is like a record of the way humans experience life with their feelings and personalities. One of the best feelings for me is when someone likes a piece of my art and they are so exited and happy to take it into their home.
